Tasmanian Bushfire, Climate and Local Government Roundtable: July 2nd, 2020 10am-11:30am
Local governments are often on the frontline when disaster strikes and it is critical to share strategies, best practice and to understand risk and liability for local governments.
This informative session was dedicated to providing expert advice and guidance from top climate and bushfire experts who led the discussion. Pre recorded interviews with the panel members were sent to registered attendees to watch before this live discussion.
The expert panel:
- Mike Brown, Former Tasmanian Fire Chief
- Professor David Bowman. Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, director of the Fire Centre Research Hub School of Natural Sciences, University of Tasmania
- Dr Rebecca Harris, Climatologist, University of Tasmania and director of the Climate Futures project
- Tom Remenyi, Climate Research fellow, University of Tasmania and part of the Climate Futures project
- John Fisher, Manager Bushlands, City of Hobart
